Eurovision 2019: Semi-Final Allocation Pots Revealed

On Monday the 28th of January, the Eurovision 2019 Semi-Final Allocation Draw will take place, where each of the participating nations will be allocated to either the first semi-final to take place on the 14th of May, or the second on the 16th of May.

The first part of the draw will feature the Big 5 and host nation, where they will be allocated a semi-final to broadcast and vote in. These countries are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and host country Israel.

Then, the remaining nations will be allocated into a semi-final as well as the half in which the nation will perform in. As with previous years, the producers will have the final decision on the running order.

The 36 semi-finalists have been allocated into six pots based on historical voting patterns. Drawing from the pots helps to reduce the chance of ‘neighbourly’ voting and increases suspense in the semi-finals. Here are the allocation pots:

Pot 1

Albania

Croatia

Y.R. Macedonia

Montenegro

Serbia

Slovenia

Pot 2

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Iceland

Norway

Sweden

Pot 3

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Georgia

Russia

Ukraine

Pot 4

Australia

Ireland

Lithuania

Latvia

Poland

Portugal

Pot 5

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Hungary

The Netherlands

Switzerland

Due to the request of SRF and approved by the Reference Group Switzerland will participate in the second Semi-Final.

Pot 6

Cyprus

Greece

Malta

Moldova

Romania

San Marino

The Allocation draw will take place at 17:00 CET and will be broadcast on the official Eurovision YouTube channel!